Mountain Mesa

Population: 587
Median household income: $60,231
Median home value: $219,800

Mountain Mesa, a community in Kern County, California, has 587 residents. Its median household income of $60,231 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Mountain Mesa's population declined 58.0% from 1,396 to 587, while its median home value rose 24.0% from $177,200 to $219,800.

12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 587
Median age: 72.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,231
Median home value: $219,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 302
Homeownership rate: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,396587

Median household income

$38,175$60,231

Median home value

$177,200$219,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,396	$38,175	$177,200
2020	1,011	$39,796	$171,100
2021	867	$46,168	$184,200
2022	572	$47,068	$199,000
2023	587	$60,231	$219,800

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 442.0%

45 to 540.7%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7422.0%

75 and over42.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	4.9%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	65	11.1%
35 to 44	12	2.0%
45 to 54	4	0.7%
55 to 64	98	16.7%
65 to 74	129	22.0%
75 and over	250	42.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	533	90.8%
Black or African American	15	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's47.1%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	15.2%
High school graduate	142	25.4%
Some college or associate's	263	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	50	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	85	71.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	28.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	52.9%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	40	47.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 21.6% (114 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	190	66.7%
Nonfamily households	95	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	285	94.4%
Vacant	17	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	240	84.2%
Renter-occupied	45	15.8%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	231	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	23.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0649600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.6411, -118.4046